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Edna L. Duguay
Lifelong Athol Resident
ATHOL - Edna L.(Bennette) Duguay, 92, of 1596 Keene Rd., a lifelong resident of Athol, died Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2002 in the Quabbin Valley Healthcare Center.
She was born in Athol on Aug. 23, 1910, daughter of Joseph C. and Addie (Adams) Bennette and attended schools in Athol.
Mrs. Duguay was one of the founders of the Fleetwood Nursing Home, now called Quabbin Valley Healthcare Center. She worked as a home health care aid for many years. She was a former employee of the Fiske Funeral Home for several years. She was also a technician at the L.S. Starrett Company.
She was a communicant of Our Lady Immaculate.
Mrs. Duguay was very family oriented and a hard working woman. She dedicated her life to taking care of others.
Her husband, Gustave J. Duguay, whom she married Nov. 28, 1936, died in 1963.
She leaves a son, Bernard L. Duguay of Gardner; two sisters, Emma Elizabeth Lawson of Orange and Adelaide H. Dori of Port Orange, Fla.; two grandchildren and seven great - grandchildren. She was predeceased by a son, Vernon North Carolina. To sign the online guestbook for the family, visit our website at www.fletcherfuneral.com. Arrangements are by LAMOUREUX - FLETCHER COMMUNITY FUNERAL HOME, 105 Central St., Gardner.
Hache Services
ATHOL - A graveside service for Beulah M. (Lumbra) Hache, 79, of 416 Main St., who died Oct. 16, 2002, will be held Saturday, Nov. 9 at 11 a.m. in Gethsemane Cemetery. Rev. Stephen D. Johnson, pastor of Our Lady Immaculate Church, will officiate.
The J. Edward Murphy Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Harper Services
ATHOL - An interment service for Emily Chiasson Harper, age 75, of Winter Haven, Fla. and formerly of Athol, who passed away peacefully on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2002 following a courageous battle with cancer, will be held on Saturday, Nov. 16 at 2 p.m. in the Trinity Church, West Street, Rutland, Vt.
Elinor J. (Miettinen) Putnam
Retired Teacher
TEMPLETON - Elinor J. (Miettinen) Putnam, 63, of 27 Oak St., Baldwinville, died Tuesday morning, Nov. 5, 2002 in the UMASS Memorial Medical Center, Memorial Campus, in Worcester, following an illness.
Born in Roxbury on Nov. 13, 1938, she was the daughter of William L. and Joan D. (D'Etcheverry) Meittinen and lived here for the last 40 years.
She leaves her husband, Dana G. Putnam whom she married in August of 1960; a son, Dana W. Putnam of New Windsor, N.Y. in 1960, and began teaching physical education in Templeton in 1961 retiring in 1998.
She was a member of the St. Vincent De Paul Church in Baldwinville where she had been a catechism teacher. She was a member of the Snowbound Club, a trustee of the Athol Savings Bank, a director of Camp Wiyaka in Athol, Chairman of the Templeton Recreation Committee from 1972 until the present and a member of several Interscholastic Associations.
She was an active member of the Narragansett physical education department and had coached the women's softball, basketball, and field hockey teams. She was president of the Ski Club, a coach to the Pop Warner Cheerleaders, a class advisor to several classes and was recently voted into the Narragansett Athletic Hall of Fame.
Funeral services will be Friday Nov. 8 in the Smith Funeral Home Inc., 69 Vernon Street, Gardner, followed by a 11:30 a.m. Mass in St. Vincent DePaul Church, 1 Forest St., Baldwinville.
Burial will follow in the Pine Grove Cemetery, Templeton.
Calling hours will be Thursday, Nov. 7 from 4 to 8 p.m. in the Elinor J. Putnam Gymnasium of the Narragansett Regional High School, 464 Baldwinville Rd., Baldwinville. A vocal time of remembrance will be available from 7 - 8 p.m. in the gymnasium for those that wish to share their memories.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Elinor J. Putnam Scholarship Fund for Female Athletes, c/o the Athol Savings Bank, 444 Main Street, Athol 01331.
